United States hegemony and the foundations of international law / edited by Michael Byers, Georg Nolte.

Leading scholars consider the effects of US hegemony on the international legal system. This book demonstrates that the effects of US predominance on the foundations of international law are real, but also intensely complex. Of interest to scholars of international law and international relations, g...

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Other Authors:	Byers, Michael, 1966-, Nolte, Georg, 1959-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subjects:	International law > History. International law > United States > History. Balance of power > History. LAW > International. Balance of power International law Diplomatic relations Völkerrecht Hegemonie Weltordnung Internationaal recht. Hegemonie. Équilibre des puissances > Histoire. Droit international > Histoire. Droit international. Équilibre des forces (Politique internationale) Hégémonie (Politique internationale) Histoire. Influence américaine. United States > Foreign relations. United States USA États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945- ... États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1945- ... Etats-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1989- ... États-Unis. Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: the complexities of foundational change / Michael Byers
pt. I. International community
International community, international law and the United States: three in one, two against one or one and the same? / Edward Kwakwa
Influence of the United States on the concept of the "international community" / Andreas Paulus
Comments on chapters 1 and 2 / Martti Koskenniemi, Steven Ratner, and Volker Rittberger
pt. II. Sovereign equality
Sovereign equality: "the Wimbledon sails on" / Michel Cosnard
More equal than the rest? Hierarchy, equality and US predominance in international law / Nico Krisch
Comments on chapters 4 and 5 / Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Matthias Herdegen, and Gregory H. Fox
pt. III. Use of force
Use of force by the United States after the end of the Cold War, and its impact on international law / Marcelo G. Kohen
Bending the law, breaking it, or developing it? The United States and the humanitarian use of force in the post-Cold War era / Brad Roth
Comments on chapters 7 and 8 / Thomas Franck, Jochen Abr. Frowein, and Daniel Thürer
pt. IV. Customary international law. 10
Powerful but unpersuasive? The role of the United States in the evolution of customary international law / Stephen Toope
Hegemonic custom? / Achilles Skordas
Comments on chapters 10 and 11 / Rainer Hofmann, Andrew Hurrell, and Rüdiger Wolfrum
pt. V. Law of treaties:
Effects of US predominance on the elaboration of treaty regimes and on the evolution of the law of treaties / Pierre Klein
US reservations to human rights treaties: all for one and none for all? / Catherine Redgwell
Comments on chapters 13 and 14 / Jost Delbrück, Alain Pellet, and Bruno Simma
pt. VI. Compliance
Impact on international law of US noncompliance / Shirley V. Scott
Compliance: multilateral achievements and predominant powers / Peter-Tobias Stoll
Comments on chapters 16 and 17 / Vaughan Lowe, David M. Malone, and Christian Tomuschat
Conclusion / Georg Nolte.

United States hegemony and the foundations of international law / edited by Michael Byers, Georg Nolte.

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